Tag Review Function, Taking Control Back (Dr Ben Marder)

If I Googled you, what would I find?
As we move around the online world we leave tracks and traces of our activity all the time: social media accounts, tagged images, professional presences, scraps of text, but also many artefacts we don't always realise we are leaving behind, or that others leave about us.
In this course you will hear from a range of experts and you will have an opportunity to explore and reflect on your own online tracks and traces, to understand why your digital footprint is important. We will introduce you to some of the tools and approaches to effectively manage your online presence (or digital footprint).
The course will focus on the different dimensions of a digital footprint, including developing an effective online presence, managing your privacy, creating opportunities for networking, balancing and managing professional and personal presences (eprofessionalism). By the end of this course (MOOC) you should be equipped to ensure that your digital footprint works for you, whether you want to be more private online, or are looking to create a more effective and impactful presence.
You can also join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #DFMOOC and follow us @DFMOOC
We hope you enjoy the course!

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Easy clear valuable course to know about how online presence is important, and how to manage it.

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Nov 25, 2017

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Great course, I am refreshing my existing knowledge and learn new things at the same time.

从本节课中

Why does your digital footprint matter?

This week, there is a range of experts who focus on why a digital footprint matters and how to create an effective online presence. The themes explored include data after death, privacy online and managing your online data. The activity and quizzes will help you to consider your own online presence and what you might do to make it more effective and work for you!

教学方

Louise Connelly

E-Learning Developer

Nicola Osborne

Digital Education Manager

脚本

[MUSIC] So I wonder if you can tell us if there's anything else in terms of privacy settings that somebody can do in terms of managing their digital footprint on social media? >> Sure, and many such media sites allow your friends or connections to link content to your profile. And this is concerning, because then you don't have control about what you're posting yourself. But these sites often offer a tool called a tag review function. The tag review function allows you to verify any information before it's linked to your profile. It's kind of like a period of limbo, where you can say yes or no for it being linked to you. And this is a really important tool. >> And so you feel like you can get control back a little bit as well. So others aren't defending who you are. Is that the sort of underlying essence of that then? So you can feel a little bit more in control? >> Exactly, like a my research has found the core problem with social media, leading to social anxiety, is hard co-actors. These are other people linking stuff to us, that we don't have control over. And this function goes a long way towards sorting out that problem. >> Great, okay, thank you very much. >> [MUSIC]